N.H. Admin. Code § Pari 808.04

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Pari 808.04 - Official Schooling Races

(a) An official schooling race shall consist of:

(1) At least 6 greyhounds; or

(2) At least 3 greyhounds if 6 greyhounds are not available for schooling at the time that the official schooling race begins.

(b) Official schooling races shall be at a distance of:

(1) Not less than 5/16 mile if the purse-race course will be 5/16 mile or longer; and

(2) Not less than 3/16 mile if the purse-race course will be 3/16 mile.

(c) Official schooling races shall:

(1) Be started using a starting box; and

(2) Use the services of a timer and a photo finish operator.

(d) Greyhounds required to run official schooling races shall run them:

(1) In the presence of the board;

(2) At their racing weight;

(3) Started from the starting box wearing blankets and racing muzzles; and

(4) Sufficiently often to establish that they have none of the following characteristics making them unfit to race:

a. Checking;

b. Biting;

c. Trailing the pack;

d. Varying speeds while running;

e. Interference with other greyhounds;

f. Inattention to running; and

g. Continuation of a sickness or injury previously found by the commission veterinarian to make them unfit to race.

N.H. Admin. Code § Pari 808.04

#7820, eff 1-11-03 (formerly Chapter Pari 500)